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Pentagon Advisors Urge Caution in Tightening Science Security
Despite rising worries about sensitive US technologies leaking to China, a special government advisory group urged caution before imposing any broad new controls over fundamental science, lest they inhibit important discoveries.
sciencebusiness.net
1/25
Global Research Agenda on Knowledge Translation and Evidence-informed Policy-making
While the importance of translating evidence into policies and practices is widely acknowledged by evidence producers, intermediaries, users, and funders, there is much less agreement on suitable mechanisms for promoting effective evidence use. As a response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has initiated an …
who.int
2/25
Awaiting a Decision on New Research Regulations, Scientists Pen Dueling Articles to Shape '…
New government policies for overseeing 'gain-of-function' research projects that could create pandemic capable pathogens may be on the horizon. Scientists are busily trying to shape them through dueling journal articles.
thebulletin.org
3/25
The world is warming faster than scientists expected
Fossil fuel groups and investors cannot afford to ignore the warnings.
ft.com
4/25
Lack of Experimentation Has Stalled the Debate on Open Peer Review
Open peer review is often discussed more in theory than practice. Drawing on evidence from a recent systematic review of open peer review studies, Tony Ross-Hellauer and Serge P.J.M. Horbach find many persistent questions around open peer review remain poorly examined and call for a more experimental approach to open …
blogs.lse.ac.uk
5/25
EU May Let Egypt Join Horizon - but Many Urge Caution over Human Rights
A European Commission decision to consider admitting Egypt to its Horizon Europe research programme is stirring concern over the country's poor record on academic freedom - and prompting calls for the Commission to write safeguards into any deal that results.  
sciencebusiness.net
6/25
AI Has a Place in Research, but Not in Evaluation of Horizon Europe Proposals, Commission Says
The European Commission wants to encourage researchers to use generative AI, but also warns of risks to the scientific process saying,  "These tools could harm research integrity and raise questions about the ability of current models to combat deceptive scientific practices and misinformation."
sciencebusiness.net
7/25
Promotion of Scientific Freedom and the Safety of Scientists: A New Programme and Call to Action
Science can best flourish in an open and safe ecosystem that encourages the free flow of ideas.
unesco.org
8/25
Science and Diplomacy: Two Swiss Strengths Help Anticipate Tomorrow's World
Scientific anticipation in diplomacy and Switzerland's contribution to solving major global problems were the focus of a SWI-hosted panel discussion.
swissinfo.ch
9/25
EU Reaches Agreement Shared Health Data Space to Boost Research
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS), a piece of legislation that aims to improve individual access and control over their health data in Europe.
sciencebusiness.net
10/25
National Science Board Reports a Need for More Support of STEM Talent
U.S. National Science Board members called for more robust funding for science and engineering.
eos.org
11/25
Policy Advice in Times of Crisis
In sudden crises, there is a lot of uncertainty, yet decisions need to be made quickly. Alexander Bogner and his team used examples from Austria, Germany and the UK to shed light on what good policy advice should look like in times of crisis.
oeaw.ac.at
12/25
How Social Science Helps Us Combat Climate Change
How social science helps combat climate change.
research.noaa.gov
13/25
The Dangers of Fast Science
Scientific research needs to slow down, not speed up, to produce trustworthy results.
scientificamerican.com
14/25
When is Policy Evidence-based?
What are the conditions under which a policymaker is justified in claiming that a given policy is evidence-based?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
15/25
Enabling Open Access to Books
CERN and the not-for-profit organization OAPEN Foundation are happy to announce a further expansion of their collaboration to jointly promote open access to books.
home.cern
16/25
Wiley announces pilot of new AI-powered Papermill Detection service
From the London Book Fair, Wiley today unveiled plans for its new AI-powered Papermill Detection service.
johnwiley2020news.q4web.com
17/25
UK and EU Renew Research Ties with New London Hub and Chips Partnership
A new milestone in the revival of EU-UK science relations has been reached with the launch of EIT Hub UK by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), following the UK's association to Horizon Europe at the beginning of 2024.
sciencebusiness.net
18/25
Misconduct’s forgotten victims
Addressing the link between poor treatment of early-career researchers and academic misconduct.
science.org
19/25
The Steep Price of Free Science Access
Governments and funding agencies have promised the public unfettered open access to research. Scientists could foot the bill.
aps.org
20/25
Understanding the EU's €270M Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
In April, the European Commission will open its annual MSCA postdoctoral fellowships call to help connect excellent researchers with host institutions around the world.
sciencebusiness.net
21/25
Why the World Cannot Afford the Rich
Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear - people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.
nature.com
22/25
Ditching 'Anthropocene': Why Ecologists Say the Term Still Matters
Beyond stratigraphic definitions, the name has broader significance for understanding humans' place on Earth.
nature.com
23/25
The Limits of Data
Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data.
issues.org
24/25
Germany's Zeitenwende Turning Point Comes for Military Research
In the debate over more funding for military research, underlying assumptions often go unexamined, and concrete measures are rarely specified.
sciencebusiness.net
25/25